The first five pitchers in TCU’s 15-inning victory against Texas A&M on Staturday were freshmen.
Coach Jim Schlossnagle knew it, but couldn’t believe it. He turned to his pitching coach, Kirk Saarloos, just to say it out loud.
“I looked at Kirk, I said, ‘I don’t think I’ve ever been on a team that’s thrown five true freshman pitchers in one game,’ “ Schlossnagle said.
One look at the box score confirmed it.
The Horned Frogs used freshman starting pitcher Nick Lodolo and freshman relievers Jake Eissler, Haylen Green, Cal Coughlin and Trey Morris in the first nine innings.